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Where Nova is strong

Nova has its own browser for a job you can watch and stop. Clicks stay in that browser. The rest of Nova is the desk.

Where the other goes further

Arc Search is the better fit when you want a browser whose job is search.

Side by side

• Where it sits

  Nova On the desk, with a browser for one job.

  Arc Search A search browser.

• Before a write

  Nova A card, then your yes. Clicks stay in Nova’s browser.

  Arc Search You search.

• The model

  Nova A key you bring, or a local model.

  Arc Search Their search.

• The screen

  Nova On request, the front window. Nova points. You click.

  Arc Search The web page it found.

• Which computers

  Nova Apple Silicon.

  Arc Search Their browser.

October 2026. The other product can change.